La Cañada High football earns a sizable share of Rio Hondo League accolades

Football: Spartans earn four first-team nods and four second-team spots.

December 05, 2013|From Staff Reports

La Canada High junior tight end Todd Murray, right, was…

Fresh off a third-place finish in the Rio Hondo League and an appearance in the CIF Southern Section Mid-Valley Division playoffs, the La Cañada High football team had 11 players pick up all-league honors as voted on by the league’s six coaches.

Senior defensive lineman Guillermo Padilla and junior defensive back Samuel Brown were selected to the first-team defense. Padilla finished with five sacks and Brown had four interceptions and averaged three tackles per game.

Earning spots on the second-team offense were Padilla and senior Adam Fazzi at lineman, junior tight end Todd Murray and sophomore kicker Michael Selsor. Murray caught 14 passes for 285 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Selsor converted on three field-goal attempts.

Murray and senior linebacker Marshall Clark were named to the second-team defense. Murray averaged four tackles per contest and Clark finished with 68 tackles.